All-North Jersey Girls Indoor Track Team

Here's a closer look at those who were named to The Record All-North Jersey girls indoor track team.

First team

CORINNE BARNEY, Indian Hills, freshman

She played soccer in the fall while twin sister Madeline earned all-North Jersey cross-country honors. But in the winter, it was Corinne's turn after she took second in the group 3 state sectional 3,200, fourth in the group race and then medalled in the State Meet of Champions with a seventh place finish in 11:02.53, 16th in Bergen history. She also took fourth in the Eastern States two mile.

TIFFANY BAUTISTA, Paramus Catholic, sophomore

Already one of the most versatile and talented jumpers in North Jersey history, she won the Non-Public A and Bergen County high jump titles, tied for sixth in the State Meet of Champions and was fifth in the Eastern States. She also won the Big North United triple jump crown and was second in the Bergen County long and triple jumps. She ranks in the top 10 in Bergen in both the high and long jumps indoors and is 14th in the triple jump with two years left to compete.

LEXI DEL GIZZO, Tenafly, senior

She came up just short of winning the State Meet of Champions 800 title indoors after winning last year's outdoor title and maybe would have liked to run a better race at the New Balance Nationals. But her amazing skill and versatility marked an extraordinary season capped by a win in the Eastern States 800. She ranked in the top three in North Jersey in six events from 200 to 1,000 meters and led the 400, 600 and 800 this year.

OLIVIA FLORIO, Northern Highlands, senior

A balky back kept her out of the State Meet of Champions and Eastern States 55 meter finals, preventing an event better season, but she won Big North Freedom 55 and 200 titles and easily won the Group 3 state sectional 55 title in an indoor North Jersey best of 7.34 seconds. She earned a Meet of Champions bid with a close seventh place finish in Group 3 and ran great 400 legs on the All-North Jersey 4-x-400 relay team.

JESSICA IPPOLITO, Fair Lawn, senior

Perhaps the most intense moment of the indoor season came in a taut tiebreaker in the State Meet of Champions when Ippolito's pole exploded. She shook off that stunning event but came up just short of an overall state pole vault title. She won three other major titles, including her second straight Group 3 title, and second straight sectional Group 3. She was second in Bergen County, sixth in the Eastern States and also scored in the Big North Independence 55, 200 and long jump.

NICOLE LESTER, Ridgewood, junior

The pole vault was the glamour event of the indoor season in North Jersey and Lester was another one of the reasons. She and teammate Maxine Earl set a county record in the two-girl pole vault relay which clinched the Large groups title for the Maroons. She won the Big North Freedom title and then took the sectional group 4 championship before winning her second straight state Group 4 title. She just missed a Meet of Champs medal finishing ninth.

DAISY LILJEGREN, Northern Highlands, freshman

While the pole vault was the event of the year, the freshman class might have been the class of the year. Liljegren became one of the top runners on the Highlanders cross-country team that finished fifth in the state and when track season came she was even better, placing in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs at the Big North Freedom meet, then winning the group 3 sectional 3,200 taking second in group 3 and finishing a solid 12th in the Meet of Champions.

OLYMPIA MARTIN, Ridgewood, senior

One of three repeaters, the two-time state Group 4 cross-county champ seemed primed for her first state group track title before an untimely illness hurt her for the second straight season. She had looked tremendous in winning the Big North Freedom and sectional Group 4 1,600 and 3,200 titles handily. She managed a fourth in the State Group 4 1,600 and earned a wild card in the 3,200. Choosing the 1,600, she was ninth in the Meet of Champions, just missing a medal.

CAROLINE O'SULLIVAN, NV/Old Tappan, junior

She had some amazing results in earning all-North Jersey honors for the second straight year, winning the Group 3 800 and 1,600 titles impressively (the former for the second straight year), and in perhaps her best performance, ran 2:56.4 in the 1,000, the best time in New Jersey this year and eighth all-time in Bergen County in repeating as the Bergen County champion. She also won both the 800 and 1,600 at sectionals and was fifth in the Eastern States 800.

MICHELLE RUBINETTI, NV/Demarest, senior

The third repeat performer, she continued to show consistency and great competitiveness, making at least 12 feet in seven of 13 meets tying her personal best making 12-6 for third at the Eastern States. She won six meets including the Bergen County and group 2 sectional titles and finished third in both Group 2 and the State Meet of Champions. The University of Pennsylvania bound standout never was below 11-6 in any of her individual meets

NORTHERN HIGHLANDS 4-x-4 relay

Despite losing Northeastern signee Robine Arami, the presumptive anchor leg to a foot injury before the first meet and senior standout Julia Healy after winning the Big North Freedom and Bergen Relays Large School races, the Highlanders subbed in Olivia Florio and never missed a beat. with freshmen Grace Smiechowski and Kyla Krawczyk and soph Elizabeth Healy on the team all year, they won the Group 3 sectional, the Bergen County meet (in a season leading 3:59.1) and then took fifth in Group 3 and sixth in the State Meet of Champions in 4:01.75, fastest North Jersey time ever at the Bennett Center.